Pen-extractor



(No Model.)

W. M. MORTON.

I PEN EXTRAGTOR. No. 459,788. Patented Sept. 22,1891.

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\VILLIAM MARCUS MORTON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

PEN-EXTRACTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 459,788, datedSeptember 22,1891.

Application filed January 26, 1891. Serial No. 379,066, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM MARoUs MOR- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a pen-extractor or device for use in extractingpens from their holders, the object being to provide a clamping deviceadapted to antomaticallygrip and hold a pen stationary while thepen-holder is being removed from it, which operation sometimes requiresthe exertion of a considerable degree of force when the pen is badlycorroded in the holderand thereby firmly cemented in place.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of thespring-actuated clamping-jaw and its holding-frame, as hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1is a perspective view of my pen-extractor, shown fastened upon a tablein position for use. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the extractor. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation showing the clampin the operation of holding a pen. Fig. at is a plan view of the device.Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modification. Fig. 6 is a side view of amodified form of the extractor, having the clam ping-j aw concealed.Fig.7 is avertical lengthwise section through Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a planview of Fig. 6; and Figs. 9 and 10 are cross-sections on line at, Fig.7. Figs. 11 and 12 show a modification in which the clamping-jaw isnon-elastic and hinged to the frame, and Figs. 13 and 14 aremodifications showing the frame and jaw formed integral.

Referring to the drawings, the preferred form of my pen-extractor isshown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, wherein A designates a base or frameconsisting of a horizontal portion B, provided with a rear upright C anda front upright D, projecting somewhat higher than the part C. A screwdis firmly fixed in the part B of the base, having its head embedded orcast therein, and is adapted to be screwed into a table, desk, or otherobject to mount the extractor in position for use, as shown in Fig. 1.

Secured upon the rear upright C is a horizontal spring-bar orclamping-jaw E, preferably shaped as shown, with an enlargement orfinger-plate F at its free end, having a rectangular openingf' throughit, fitting loosely over the upright and adapted to slide thereon. Thefixed end of the said clamping-j aw is secured by forming a projectinglip g on the upright C, which is bent or closed down over and upon theend of the said jaw, thus firm y covering and embedding it in place, theside edges 71 of the projecting part also slightly closing over on theside edges of the jaw, all as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The saidspring-bar or clamping-jaw is arranged nearly at right angles to theinner holding face or abutment dot the front upright D, and thus remainswhen in normal position, and being held stationary at the opposite endthe edge It of the opening adjacent to the abutment i of said uprightwill swing away therefrom as the end of the clampingjaw is depressed bymeans of pressure uponthe finger-plate F. Then if a slender object isplaced between the said edge 70 and abutment t' of theupright it will beheld there by the action of the tension of the elastic jaw, which causesit to spring upward until checked by contact with the object, and anyupward pull upon the object will then cause it to be tightly jammed andautomatically held between the edge k of the jaw and the abutment 1;.Thus in operation if a pen is pushed down on the edge of the spring-jawuntil it is caught between the edge 70 and abutment, as. shown in Fig.3, it cannot be drawn upward from the clamping mechanism, but will betightly held therein while the pen-holder is being pulled off from it,the pen thus being readily extracted however firmly it may be corrodedin the holder. The pen may then be easily released and taken from theextractor by depressing the finger-plate F, after which the jaw by itstension will spring up into normal position again in readiness foroperation, the opening f being sufficiently elongated at the outside topermit the movement described.

The construction of the extractor may be modified somewhat withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. The finger-plate may bedispensed with, as shown in Fig. 5, the jaw E terminating at theabutment 1; and adapted to be depressed by pressure upon its upper side.

Figs. 6 to 10,inclusive, show a construction in which. the clamping-jawis hidden or inclosed, the base A being shaped like an inverted troughprovided with suitable depending projections Z, which are closed overthe clamping-jaw E at one end to hold it, and having an opening m overthe opposite end of the jaw and a vertical interior abutment 27 injuxtaposition with the said free end of the jaw. A headed stud n isinserted through the top of the frame and upset at the lower end to holdit in place, which stud is adapted when forced downward to-depress theclam ping-j aw to release the pen which is held between the jawandiabutment, inserted through the opening m in the manner of operatingthe extractor shownin Fig. 1.

Figs. 11 and 12 show a construction in which the clamping-jaw p isnon-elastic and hinged tothe frame A actuated by an independent spring19 fastened tothe frame by a rivet p and. adapted to press against theinner side of the jaw, the device being represented as secured to atablein an upright position, with the free end of the jaw hangingdownward. The clam pin g-j aw may be hinged to the frame by an ordinaryhinge, but is preferably connected thereon as follows: The supportingpart C of the frame is formed with a pair of horizontal projections 0and the clamping-jaw is formed with a tongue 0,

fitting between the said projections c of the frame, and. the points ofsaid projections are then closed over the jaw to hold the tongue 0loosely against the supporting part G with sufiicient play thereon topermit the jaw to vibrate as required. The end of the jaw is formed witha perforation f fitting the holding part C flthe projecting end Fconiprising a finger-plate for pushing back the jaw to re lease the pen,the operation of the device be convenient reach of a person engagedinwriting, and are effective instrumentalities for removing worn-out pensfrom their holders Without delay or inconvenience or the necessity ofsoiling the fingers with ink or corrosive deposit.

I claim 1. In a pen-extractor, the combination of a frame or base havinga fixed holding face or i abutment and an elastic or spring clampingjawfastened to the base, with its free end normally in juxtaposition withsaid holdingface and adapted to swing away therefromin a path inclinedthereto, the tension of the jaw 1 being adapted to resist such movementtherei of, substantially as and for the purpose speci- 2; In apen-extractor, the combination of the base or frame A, provided with theuprights 0 1), means for securing said base to a table or desk, and anelastic clamping-jaw E,

attached at one end to one of said uprights and having an opening at itsfree end receiving the opposite upright, the said jaw being fittedloosely and adapted to travel upon said upright and arranged nearly orsubstantially at right angles therewith, with the inner edge of theopening in juxtaposition with the corresponding face of the upright andadapted to clamp an object firmly thereon, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

lVI-LLIAM MARCUS MORTON. \Vitnesses:

W. ALBERT HAwKEs, CHARLES W. STEBBINs.

